What was the British East India Company's role in India in the 1700s-1800s

A trading body for English merchants.

Explanation:

The company eventually became involved in politics and acted as an agent of British imperialism in India from the early 1700s to the mid-1800s

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i'd assume india mainly because of how isolated japan was.   plus it is a whole china away.

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